Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-03-31
ceeded to NJ lwaukee where they were M

ceeded to NJ lNaukee where they were met
at the central depot by an old friend Of the
writer, Mr.. II. W. Nickersor, avery pr ON
ising young attorney now in the employ Of
the company, who escor,ed his Miller
friends to the Mitchell Block and intro
| duced them to Mr.. Meyers, Secretary OF
the company. Mr. Kimball, Superintend-
ent of construction and Mr.. Hangar, land
Commissioner. We we're greeted very
cordially and a clerk handed each of us a
slip to read before any conversation COM
menced. The slip was headed Read, aud
then you will know all ] knew" 1t is rs
! follows:
Question. .-Hows the Inter State Com
merce Law?
| Answer er.-Damfno,
| Question. What does il all mean any
| how?
| Answer. .-Damiipo.
Question Does any -ono know what il
II cans?
Answer.-Sot that know.
Question.-How is it going to effect us
| Answer.-D Damfiuo.
Question.-ls il going to benefit the pub
! lie?
! nswer.--Damfno.
Question.-It VIII help the Railroads,
won't it,
nswer.-Damfno.
QUESTIONABLE you not awful tired Of
| having people ask questions about it?
! Answer. YOU BET AM
! Mr.. Meyers explained some exasperated
clerk had flooded the building with these
slips from turret TO fOGn Iation. 4 plat of
/ the town Of KILLER and ef the established
! line through the county was spread out
and the property desired bv the company
for the location of the depot and grounds
for side tracks in Miller werc duly select
ed. After the details Of this part of the
| business were disposed Of, question Vas
made as to the progress being made IN ac-
| quiring right Of way from Miller TO the
north line OF the county, Mr.. Hill replied
| he thought about one half Of the distance
had been secured and frankly expressed
his belief that 1t would be very Gilicslt to
secure any more. Mr.. Meyers stated the
company did no expect them 10 secure
all of the right Of way, but they did expee:
them to secure great deal more than one
half. The company expect Miller TO OBJ
tain fully three fourths of the distance.
Mr.. KImball stated Mr.. Ives Of st. Law
renee had been sent for and would have
practically the some riot act read to him.
! Now then, as TO the question Of the read
being built through the county there is no
| doubt. As to being built this summer we
do net feel 80 absolutel, certain. although
these oflical, seemed to think 1t would.
Yet We learned some Of the board of direca
tors-tho real bosses-wers opposed to
building any more extentioIs in Dakota
this year. The company is building and
contempIates building lines in Missouri.
| Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. 1t Is
possible at the annual meeting or the board
of directors ext June, n majority will
vote not TO build any more in Dakota this
year. 1t is possible and even probable,
that the question Of building through this
county this year will be determined largely
on how much difficulty they will have in
securing the right OF way. IL will be q
very serious disappointment if the road is
not built this year. The company con-
templates having the work done by farm
ers, after tho seeding is done. The line
! through the county is about Fifty miles long
and at the usual rate per mile, $1,000, there
would be al out put of $50, 900 of good
hard cash among our farmers for work.
Again we all contemplate big harvest 81
grain this year and il is distressing to think
Of hauling ull this 90, % and 80 miles to
market which will be the actual expert
ence of many farmers if this line is not
constructed this season Ia conclusion
we will say that all talk Of the road running
from its present terminus at the north line
Of this county TO Wolsey is simply non-
sense. We feel sure an era of good times
is about to be the portion of Hand county
people. SO far as the railroads are con-
cerned the good times" are more es-
pecially for the faraer than for the towns
Of Miller and ST. Lawrence.
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